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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
8
A miscellany of town life and manners recounts spring delays, weather quirks, and local happenings. References include garden work, budget humor, a robin sighting in Butte, a hotel dog with a missing paw, mining activity in Beaverhead, a convicted killer’s case, radio stars, and a human fly performance at the Andrus hotel. The piece blends light gossip with civic cues and seasonal chatter.
Two cars of dry skim milk from Dr. D. M. Warren arrived for relief operations in Billings and Butte. Milk will be packed into one pound bags and distributed 24 to a case, with sanitation and cost efficiency emphasized. Special recipes and nutrition guidance accompany each carton to help families adjust to the new product.
The Tribune reports city traffic rules establishing penalties for violations including jail and fines and designating the state highway through the city as a through route with stop sign protection. It covers coasters, roller skates, braking, license plates, and driver age limits and becomes effective after publication.
The passage urges wise adult guidance and social minded leadership in city and state affairs. It cites Walter D Head and notes the need for constructive politics led by capable figures. It also mentions entertainment gossip about Trader Horn and Redheads on Parade and ends with remarks on beets and Mexicans.
The issue notes a Monday start for court and six criminal cases plus two civil suits on the spring docket. It reports a city ordinance to keep livestock in barns or courtyards and encourages property owners to plant trees and grass. It also mentions sales of 150 head of horses in Dillem this week at $30 to $85 and $40 per head.
O M Best rode from Red Rock to Bannack on Tuesday night and returned by Thursday morning. Sam Freeman travels to Iowa to visit relatives. Cattle sold for as high as 46 dollars per head. The First National Bank plans to take enough Normal school bonds to offset bid rejection costs for the school project.
The group elected officers including Mrs. T. Lee McCracken as president and Mrs. John Wolf as vice president. Others named were Mrs. S. B. Mead secretary and Mrs. Bert Hastings treasurer along with publicity chair Mrs. D. A. Galt. Registration noted Mrs. Olmsted’s room received attendance books.
The text argues that neutral rights at sea require an armed force to prevent violation and foreign pressure. It cites postrevolution Nicaragua in 1927, where about 150 US Bluejackets supervised the 1928 presidential election, traveling widely and using Spanish language skills. The election reportedly had no trouble.
At a regular county board meeting held at the courthouse last week three gopher extermination districts were established. County agent Bexunard R. Williams was named supervisor to run the districts and requisition government bait from the Pocatello plant. Bids for bait purchase were listed with local merchants Montana Mercantile, Armstead Taylor Bradley, and Dell Mercantile. George Lane, Walter Lynn, and Fred Patterson were appointed official exterminators. Ranchers must cooperate or hire an official exterminator, with costs added to 1935 property taxes. A dance license was granted to Dillment Park for the quarter ending June 9.
Kenneth Alley and Charles Page, 16 year old Dillon youths, are held for trial in Salmon district court this week on charges of stealing from cars in Salmon and Chellis. They were arrested after sheriffs from several counties pursued them. The complaint says they took a suitcase with about 400 dollars and valuables, and a diamond ring found buried near the city after a confession. Clemency is urged as this is their first offense.
Federal and state officials conducted extensive investigations here last week into violations of every racket, with representatives from both departments actively pursuing the case. A new assortment of silhouette pictures is now at the Tribune Book Store, ideal for gifts or prizes.
At Canyon Resort Legion gathering this Thursday evening Commander Wedum urges veterans to bring complete mess kits. If unable to supply, substitutes like a tin plate and cutlery are accepted as the group pledges army style dining at 7 o clock sharp with self service and dishwashing.
Springtime prompts farming plans as beaverhead residents expect profits from diversified crops. Peas acreage will rise amid better prices for wheat oats barley hay. dairy poultry and pork values trend up. Snowstorms boost water reserves, signaling potential bountiful crops as reservoirs fill across the hills and valleys.
Near the Andrus hotel last week a robin perched on a radio mast globe drew attention from nearby pedestrians. The bird, returning early from the south, appeared to seek warmth from the light which flashes on and off without getting too hot during the dark intervals.
A mixed chorus of over one hundred voices will perform Harry Rowe Shelley’s Death and Life at the Normal College auditorium on Sunday April 14 at 4 o clock directed by Frances Robinson. This marks the college’s largest chorus and marks the first sacred cantata heard at the college with Dillon residents invited. Soloists include Marjorie Tebeau soprano Mildred Spaberg contralto Jack Gaines tenor and Mark Van cerark bass with Alta May Fidler at the piano.
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